16 U.S.C. § 262
Total area; consent of Congress to acquisition of lands and property and transfer thereof to United States
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 262, Total area; consent of Congress to acquisition of lands and property and transfer thereof to United States, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/443334
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The total area of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, as determined pursuant to this subchapter, shall comprise not less than six thousand acres and shall not exceed fifty thousand acres, and lands may be added to the park following its establishment within the aforesaid limitations. The park shall not include any land within the city limits of Middlesboro and Pineville, Kentucky; Cumberland Gap, Tennessee; which the proper officials thereof shall indicate to the Secretary of the Interior prior to the establishment of said park are required for expansion of said cities.
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